Residential Trash & Recycling Pickup Services in the Brainerd Lakes Area
Pequot Lakes Sanitation provides weekly residential curbside pickup, curbside recycling, and temporary roll-off containers throughout Crow Wing and Cass counties. We’ve served this area since 1982 and offer flexible options for year-round residents, seasonal cabin owners, and businesses of all sizes.
Information and guidelines about trash and recycling can be found below. By visiting our Schedules Page, you can find out what your recycling pick-up days are.
Our recycling customers may now combine all their recyclables into one container. Please read our information below regarding guidelines.
Please contact our office at 218-568-4630 if you have any questions or concerns.
Set up a new service, or get set up with our seasonal service for customers that don’t live here year round.
Please contact our office at 218-568-4630 if you have any questions or concerns.
Curbside recycling is offered in the cities of Pequot Lakes, Breezy Point, Crosslake, Nisswa, Brainerd, and Baxter. We provide a 65 gallon cart for recycling service.
Both 10 and 15 yard roll-off dumpsters are available for all spring and fall clean-ups, moving clean-ups, remodel projects, or new construction.
We have rear load containers ranging in size from 2 yards to 8 yards.
Dumpster enclosure/ concrete pad guidelines:
All enclosures should be 12 feet wide to allow ample room for dumpster. Pad sizes:
65 gallon: Holds five-six 13 gallon kitchen bags (for household of three or four)
95 gallon: Holds eight-nine 13 gallon kitchen bags (for household of five or more)
Prepaid Tag Service
The prepaid tag system (available in bundles of six or more) is ideal for those with unpredictable schedules. The price of a tag is determined by the size of the cart (provided upon request).
Please tie the tag to the top bag in your cart and pull it so it hangs out from the lid & container. The driver will see it and empty the entire cart without having to untie it from anything or get out of the automated truck. If there is no evidence of a tag when the driver arrives you will be charged for an untagged pick-up. Your driver will thank you a million times over for making your stop as enjoyable as possible!
The County landfill will NOT ACCEPT the following items mixed with solid waste:
Dirt, Tire, Batteries, Wet Paint Cans, Stain or Varnish Cans, Motor Oil, Oil Filters, Yard Waste, Ashes, Hazardous Chemicals, Fluorescent Bulbs, Cement, Automobile Parts, Heavy Steel, TVs, Computers, Electronics of any type, or Mattresses.
These items should be taken directly to the landfill by the consumer.
Please have all residential garbage bagged (this also helps to keep the container clean and odorless).
Cat Litter is heavy and may generate extra charges. CAT LITTER AND DOG FECES MUST BE BAGGED!
Please have fresh fish remains frozen, and place in cart the morning of pickup.
Please set cart out the night before pickup.
Solid Waste Municipal Tax is currently 9.75% for residential service.
Click the links below for information specific to each location.
